The Hobart Statesmen won the 2025 NCAA Division III men’s hockey championship for the third straight season, defeating Utica 2-1 in overtime. Kahlil Fontana scored the game-winning goal with less than two minutes left in OT. Hobart finished the season with an overall record of 29-1-1.
The Statesmen become the third program to win at least three consecutive titles in DIII men’s ice hockey history.
The victory ended in similar fashion as the team’s first championship in 2023, where Wil Crane won it in overtime to beat Adrian 3-2.
The 2025 DIII men’s ice hockey championship began Saturday, March 15. Fourteen teams made the tournament, with 10 teams receiving automatic qualifier bids and four receiving at-large bids into the tournament.
2025 NCAA DIII men’s ice hockey championship bracket
Take a look at the tournament layout in the 2025 bracket below:
➡️ Explore the interactive tournament bracket | Printable bracket
2025 NCAA Division III men’s ice hockey championship schedule
Division III men’s ice hockey championship history
Here is the complete championship history of the DIII men’s ice hockey tournament:
| Year | Champion | Coach | Score | Runner-Up | Host or Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Hobart (28-2-1) | Mark Taylor | 2-0 | Trinity (CT) | Hartford, CT |
| 2023 | Hobart (29-2) | Mark Taylor | 3-2 (OT) | Adrian | Beverly, MA |
| 2022 | Adrian (31-1) | Adam Krug | 5-2 | SUNY Geneseo | Lake Placid, N.Y. |
| 2021 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point (29-0-2) | Tyler Krueger | 3-2 (OT) | Norwich | Stevens Point, WI |
| 2018 | St. Norbert (27-4-1) | Tim Coghlin | 3-2 (2ot) | Salve Regina | Lake Placid, N.Y. |
| 2017 | Norwich (27-1-3) | Mike McShane | 4-1 | Trinity (Conn.) | Utica, N.Y. |
| 2016 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point (23-5-2) | Chris Brooks | 5-1 | St. Norbert | Lake Placid, N.Y. |
| 2015 | Trinity (Conn.) (25-3-1) | Matthew Greason | 5-2 | Wis.-Stevens Point | Minneapolis |
| 2014 | St. Norbert (28-3-1) | Tim Coghlin | 3-1 | Wis.-Stevens Point | Lewiston, Maine |
| 2013 | Wisconsin-Eau Claire (24-5-2) | Matt Loen | 5-3 | Oswego State | Lake Placid, N.Y. |
| 2012 | St. Norbert (21-5-5) | Tim Coghlin | 4-1 | Oswego State | Lake Placid, N.Y. |
| 2011 | St. Norbert (25-4-1) | Tim Coghlin | 4-3 | Adrian | Minneapolis |
| 2010 | Norwich (26-1-4) | Mike McShane | 2-1 (ot) | St. Norbert | Lake Placid, N.Y. |
| 2009 | Neumann (21-9-2) | Dominick Dawes | 4-1 | Gustavus Adolphus | Lake Placid, N.Y. |
| 2008 | St. Norbert (27-1-4) | Tim Coghlin | 2-0 | Plattsburgh State | Lake Placid, N.Y. |
| 2007 | Oswego State (23-3-3) | Ed Gosek | 4-3 (ot) | Middlebury | Wisconsin-Superior |
| 2006 | Middlebury (26-2-2) | Bill Beaney | 3-0 | St. Norbert | Elmira |
| 2005 | Middlebury (23-4-3) | Bill Beaney | 5-0 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | Middlebury |
| 2004 | Middlebury (27-3) | Bill Beaney | 1-0 (ot) | St. Norbert | Norwich |
| 2003 | Norwich (27-3) | Mike McShane | 2-1 | Oswego State | Norwich |
| 2002 | Wisconsin-Superior (24-5-5) | Dan Stauber | 3-2 (ot) | Norwich | Middlebury |
| 2001 | Plattsburgh State (29-5) | Bob Emery | 6-2 | Rochester Institue | Rochester Institute |
| 2000 | Norwich (29-2-1) | Mike McShane | 2-1 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | Wisconsin-Superior |
| 1999 | Middlebury (21-5-1) | Bill Beaney | 5-0 | Wisconsin-Superior | Norwich |
| 1998 | Middlebury (24-2-2) | Bill Beaney | 2-1 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | Plattsburgh State |
| 1997 | Middlebury (22-3-2) | Bill Beaney | 3-2 | Wisconsin-Superior | Middlebury |
| 1996 | Middlebury (26-2-0) | Bill Beaney | 3-2 | Rochester Institue | Wisconsin-River Falls |
| 1995 | Middlebury (23-2-2) | Bill Beaney | 1-0 | Fredonia State | Middlebury |
| 1994 | Wisconsin-River Falls (21-8-4) | Dean Talafous | 6-4 | Wisconsin-Superior | Wisconsin-Superior |
| 1993 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point (25-5-2) | Joe Baldarotta | 4-3 (ot) | Wisconsin-River Falls | Maplewood, Minn. |
| 1992 | Plattsburgh State (32-2-2) | Bob Emery | 7-3 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | Plattsburgh State |
| 1991 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point (27-9) | Mark Mazzoleni | 6-2 | Minnesota State-Mankato | Elmira |
| 1990 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point (28-4-6) | Mark Mazzoleni | 10-1, 3-6, 1-0 | Plattsburgh State | Wisconsin-Stevens Point |
| 1989 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point (34-5-2) | Mark Mazzoleni | 3-3, 3-2 | Rochester Institue | Rochester Institute |
| 1988 | Wisconsin-River Falls (31-6-1) | Rick Kozuback | 7-1, 3-5, 3-0 | Elmira | Elmira |
| 1987 | #Plattsburgh State (34-6) | Steve Hoar | 8-3 | Oswego State | Plattsburgh State |
| 1986 | Bemidji State (25-9-1) | R.H. Peters | 8-5 | #Plattsburgh State | Bemidji State |
| 1985 | Rochester Institute (26-6) | Bruce Delventhal | 5-1 | Bemidji State | Union (N.Y.) |
| 1984 | Babson (27-5-1) | Rob Riley | 8-0 | Union (N.Y.) | Rochester Institute |
#Participation in the tournament vacated by the NCAA Committee on Infractions.
